Humans of New York: A blog, a bestseller, a philosophy

In 2010, Brandon Stanton set out to create a photographic census of the biggest U.S. city. A blog of his daily encounters has grown to 1 million readers, and he has a new bestseller. Stanton talked with The Post’s David Beard about a few of his images — and what he’s learned on his journey.

1. Arm-in-armWalking downtown together, as if they'd done it for decades. It was the people that drew Stanton, a laid-off Chicago bond trader, to New York, after touring and taking photographs in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.Brandon Stanton